{"id":230728,"date":"2020-12-08T08:28:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T08:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=230728"},"modified":"2023-04-14T22:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T21:30:39","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-8-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-8-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 8, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-flood-Dec-7-2020.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230736\" title=\"Iran-flood-Dec-7-2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-flood-Dec-7-2020-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Flood in Sothern Iran\" width=\"682\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-flood-Dec-7-2020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-flood-Dec-7-2020-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-flood-Dec-7-2020.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Treasury Sanctions Iran\u2019s Envoy in Yemen<\/h2>\n<h3>and University Facilitating Recruitment for Qods Force<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230760\" title=\"US-Treasury-Sanctions-Iran-08122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/US-Treasury-Sanctions-Iran-08122020.jpg\" alt=\"US-Treasury-Sanctions-Iran-08122020\" width=\"781\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/US-Treasury-Sanctions-Iran-08122020.jpg 781w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/US-Treasury-Sanctions-Iran-08122020-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/US-Treasury-Sanctions-Iran-08122020-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/US-Treasury-Sanctions-Iran-08122020-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/US-Treasury-Sanctions-Iran-08122020-696x405.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating Hasan Irlu, an official in Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and the Iranian regime\u2019s envoy to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC-QF. Iranian support to the Houthis, spearheaded by the IRGC-QF, continues to foment instability in Yemen, the world\u2019s worst humanitarian crisis. OFAC is also taking action against Iran\u2019s Al-Mustafa International University for facilitating IRGC-QF recruitment efforts and one individual, Yusuf Ali Muraj, who supported the terrorist group\u2019s operations. Al-Mustafa International University, which has branches around the world, is used as a recruitment platform by the IRGC-QF for intelligence collection and operations, including recruitment for the IRGC-QF-led foreign militias fighting on behalf of Bashar Al-Assad\u2019s regime in Syria.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sm1205\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Online studying in Iran: Giran Villange, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, SE Iran<\/h3>\n<p>Students have to climb mountains to get internet services for their online classes. The regime spends billions on suppression, spreading its hateful ideology and terrorism while depriving Iranians of basic facilities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Giran Villange, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Students have to climb mountains to get internet services for their online classes. <\/p>\n<p>The regime spends billions on suppression, spreading its hateful ideology and terrorism while depriving Iranians of basic facilities. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/idzzoGfNbE\">pic.twitter.com\/idzzoGfNbE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1336310249851154436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s \u2018Censorship\u2019 Minister Tells Students to \u2018Enjoy\u2019 Their Youth<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230742\" title=\"Iran-students-day-08122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-students-day-08122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-students-day-08122020\" width=\"702\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-students-day-08122020.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-students-day-08122020-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every year, the Iranian people commemorate Student Day on 16 Azar in the Iranian calendar, which coincides with December 6 or 7. Citizens, particularly youths, pay homage to three students at Tehran University who were killed by the Shah\u2019s regime for taking part in a peaceful protest in 1953.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Iranian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi tried his chance to mend relations with fed-up youths. On Twitter\u2014which is filtered in Iran by his ministry\u2014, Azari-Jahromi advised students not to take their youth for granted. \u201cDear students, enjoy your day. A small piece of advice: \u2018enjoy your youth,\u2019\u201d he tweeted on December 6.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/irans-censorship-minister-tells-students-to-enjoy-their-youth\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>IRGC attacked homes in Sayadak Village, Zahedan, SE Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Voice says the IRGC attacked homes in Sayadak Village, Zahedan, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, demolishing them. Locals are searching in the rubble for their belongings. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of trying to shelter impoverished Iranians during winter &amp; the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> pandemic, the regime destroys shelters. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a9SlUlS7Dp\">pic.twitter.com\/a9SlUlS7Dp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1335995179891904513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\">Iran: Flood disaster continues in southern provinces<\/h3>\n<p>In recent days,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/Iran-floods-20201202\">heavy rains and floods<\/a> have hit Bushehr province and officials have alerted people not to travel on roads. The state-run media reported that some roads in the province have been blocked by the flood. The roads from Deyam county to Behbahan and Hendijan, Borazjan to Genaveh, and Borazjan to Kazeroun have been flooded. Also, the heavy wind has caused power outages in Genaveh. The flood caused severe damage to a part of the roads and homes in Shabankareh and Vahdatiyeh counties.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-flood-bushehr-province-20201207\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi: European countries must shut down Iran regime\u2019s embassies<\/h3>\n<p>Mayam Rajavi, the NCRI&#8217;s President-elect, mentioned in a Twitter message that European countries must shut down the clerical regime\u2019s embassies and its so-called cultural and religious centers. She added that these centers are in reality hubs to coordinate terrorism and espionage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">European countries must shut down the clerical regime\u2019s embassies and the so-called cultural and religious centers, which are in reality centers to coordinate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/terrorism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#terrorism<\/a> and espionage. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShutdownIranTerrorEmbassies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShutdownIranTerrorEmbassies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5T8c5K39gm\">pic.twitter.com\/5T8c5K39gm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1335984392402051074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 465 Cities Exceeds 178,900<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-07122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-update-07122020.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced on Monday, December 7, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 465 cities had exceeded 178,900. The number of victims in Tehran is 44,161, Khorasan Razavi 12,470, Isfahan 10,350, Khuzestan 9,345, Mazandaran 6,792, West Azerbaijan 6,708, Gilan 5,921, Fars 5,267, Alborz 4,770, Hamedan 4,400, Kerman 3,699, Central Province 3,598, Yazd 3,162, Kurdistan 3,126, North Khorasan 2,793, Ardabil 2,122, South Khorasan 1,641, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1,390.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-465-cities-exceeds-178900\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>European lawmakers call on governments to take firm stance on Tehran\u2019s terrorism<\/h3>\n<p><strong>*****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Mother of death-row political prisoner <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Hamed Ghareh Oghlani<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">: I appreciate your support which vanished my suffering. I miss my son. I write a letter to my Hamed every day. I expect my son to respond to my letters. I urge you to be the voice of Hamed to release him.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mother of death-row political prisoner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamedGharehOghlani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HamedGharehOghlani<\/a>:<br \/>I appreciate your support which vanished my suffering. I miss my son. I write a letter to my Hamed every day. I expect my son to respond to my letters. I urge you to be the voice of Hamed to release him.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveHamed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveHamed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PFARj7dHy7\">pic.twitter.com\/PFARj7dHy7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1336010082845396992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, December 8, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, December 8, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_JCJcrU4ERgE\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJCJcrU4ERgE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JCJcrU4ERgE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M27S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-12-08T11:24:12Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_JCJcrU4ERgE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJCJcrU4ERgE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, December 8, 2020<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JCJcrU4ERgE\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJCJcrU4ERgE%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, December 8, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 8, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 465 Cities Exceeds 178,900 Over 178,900 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 465 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Monday afternoon local time. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 50,594, less than a third of the actual figure. \u201cMy first concern is being caught off-guard by this virus back in March and April. That bad memory always comes back that we let go of everything and became engulfed. If we act as if everything is normal again, we will be having a far more difficult winter than the fall season,\u201d said Health Minister Saeed Namaki on Sunday. \u201cThis virus is dangerous and complicated, and it is always waiting to score against us in the last minute. We have more concerns in several provinces. The first is Tehran province. Last night reports from our colleagues were aired on state TV that reminded us of the March and April conditions where we had reached a daily death rate of 30 coronavirus patients. We had loosened up again at that point. We are also concerned of the northern provinces. In the previous peak most of the troubles were witnessed in the major cities of our northern provinces. Unfortunately, the virus reached the villages and hilltops. In our southern provinces, we are concerned again of an increase in the number of new cases because the weather is becoming colder and the densely populated areas,\u201d he added, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency. Iran: Defiant Youths Target Centers of Suppression and Terrorism In the early hours of Sunday, defiant youths targeted the clerical Regime\u2019s center for repression and for training and spread of terrorism, as well as several centers affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards in Mashhad which recruit and mobilize its forces. During these activities, they set fire to their signs and entrances. Residents welcomed these activities, which were carried out despite tight security measures and the State Security Force being on full alert. 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